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PRIVATE BUSINESS OF PARMA MENT.-(YESTERDAY.) SUB.COMMITTEE ON PETITIONS.—No. I. Mr. SJINW LEYETRE in the Chair. HALEWORTHY ROAD. Petition for Bill read—Notices proved—Unopposed. The Commissioners of the Road wish to borrow 4,0001., having a 'minty to offer of a surplus income of 280/. a.year, which is improvable; and it was stated by the Solicitor to the Biil that the sum sought to be borrowed would materially increase that income. Strangers were ordered to withdraw, when the Committer decided in favour of the prayer of the petition.—To be reported to the House. ELECTION COMMITTEES. (YESTERDAY.) IPSWICH. The scrutiny still continues. The class of objections founded on change of residence having been concluded, the Committee adjourned at Half-past Three. ROXEUR GH. The Committee met this morning at eleven o'clock. Mr. George Potts was then called, and cross-examined by Mr. Sergeant MEREWETHIM He stated that here was another agent in attendance at the booth, on the part of Mr. Scott, besides himself Mr. Oliver at tended the booth in that capacity durtog the first day of polling. Thinks there were many voters for Mr. Scott who polled after the adjournment of the poll. Cannot say whether tl:ere were 115, but there were a good many. To Mr. Slum—Lord Minto does not usually act as a Magistrate in the Fiawick district, but does in the Jedburgh district. To Mr. Sergeant MINLEKETIIER—BeIieves that Lord Minto's presence in Hawick tied the effect of preserving the peace. Mr. John Scott, W.S., was then called in, and produced an examined copy of the indictment and conviction of James Cairns and others who were tried at Edinburgh for rioting at the last election. Mr. Ausm said that he had now closed the evidence which he intended to adduce In this case, and although that evidence presented itself hi rather a mutilated form, in consequence of a decision of the Com mittee, which shut out much that he considered important to the case of the petitioners, yet there was abundance to justify him in calling on the Committee to pronounce a judgment in favour of his client. The Learned Counsel then proceeded to address himself to the points of law, on which he relied. In the first place, he contended that the Sheriff, having adjourned the poll for two hours on the first day, he was bound, by the 32d section of the Scotch Reform Act, to grant another day's polling, and that his refusal to do so voided the election. He next addressed himself to the rioting, and confidently appealed to them if a sufficient case had not been made out by the petitioner to show that his voters could not venture to the poll, unless at the risk of their lives, and that therefore the electors could not be said to hare exercised a free choice. The Learned Gentleman then proceeded to sum up the evi. dence which had been given in support of the allegations of the per,_ Lion, and contended that they had been fully borne out. He con cluded by again repeating, that he confidently relied upon their decision being given in favour of his client. Mr. Sergeant MERZWETHEIL then rose to reply, but had not concluded when the Committee adjourned, at half-past three o'clock. BRISTOL. Mr. William Ody Hare, the Under sheriff, produced the polLbooks. the numbers at the election were declared to be for Mr. Miles 3,838, Chit should have been 3,841 ; for Mr. Fripp 3,156; and for Mr. Berkeley 2,212, which should have been 3, 0 13. Several questions were put to the witness, with the view of proving Mr. Cunningham and other persons to have acted as the agents of Mr. Berkeley; but they were objected to, on the ground that the conversa tions had not taken place in the presence of Mr. Berkeley. The Committee decided that the declarations were not admissible for the purpose of establishing the fact of agency. The witness next stated the proporticn of Mr. Berkeley, for the ex pense cf the poll boothe, to be 1581. 9s. Id., and produced a document fos the purpose of proving the undertaking of Mr. Berkeley through his agents to pay the expense. This proceeding was objected to, and the Committee had not decide 1 the point when the Sp,aker was announced to be at prayers. An ad inurement then took place until to-morrow morning at Eleven o'Clcck SLIGO. The Committee met this clay at half-past three o'clock, when the usual forms were gone thr nigh. The I:3t and statements were exchanged, and the Committee adjourned to eleven to-morrow. The objection to the sitting Member (Mr. Somers), against whom the petitioners appeal, is non-qualification. BELFAST The Committee Issmibled at the usual hour. Mr. WHITESIDE, on behalf of the petitioners, entered into a long, legal argument, to establish the insufficiency of Mr. Gibson's qualiflcatio■ to take his seat in Parliament. He contended that ti_ is qualification, as it consisted in a property which was held on a lease for byes, was renewable for ever. Mr. Gibson could not be hAd to hare such an absolute and indefeasible estate for his own life, or some greater estate in law, as, according to the words of the Irish law of Tenures, would give him a right to sit in Parliament. And he referred to the Drogheda and Cork cases, in which Messrs. O'Dwyer and Fergus O'Connor had, upon the same ground of objection, been unseated. Mr. ANDREWS, in defence of Mr. Gibson's qualification, maintained that, though Mr. Gibson's life was not inserted in the lease of the pro perty for which he claimed, he having the power of renewing the three lives for ever, his estate did, in fact, amount fully to an estate for life. About twenty minutes to four, the Learned Counsel being rather in disposed, the Committee adjourned. IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT, HOUSE OF LORDS, FEB. 16. - - - - The Loan Cit•Ncst.tott took his seat on the Woolsack at Five o'Clock. Lord SE AFOIID presented petitions from two parishes us the county of Gloucester, praying for an alteration in the user Act. Also a pcti tio: from Gloucester, praying for the abolition of Negro Apprenticeship. II A LLOT. Lord RADNOR presented a petition from the Mayor and Corpora tion of Richmond, in Yorkshire, and also one from the Inhabitants of Richmond, praying for Vote by Ballot. Lord BROUGH A3l presented petitions from Iloibeach and the Borough of Leeds, from Castleward and Slone Ward in Shrewsbury, from Kilmarnock in Ayrshire, from Braintree, in Essex, and from a Disseniine place of Worship in Carrier veil, praying for an extension of the Suffrage, the shortening of Parliament, and Vote by Ballot. The Noble and Learned Lord sae! these petitions, with many which hepresented last night, relat;el to a guts ject which he perceived by the votes of Parliament, had just occupied the attention of the other branch of the Legislature ; and, though knowing their Lordships as he did, he might be disposal to congratulate them on the divisien which carried, no doubt what appeared to them to he a proper vote, by a majority of 117 ; yet he was afreid, and be felt borne' to say it, that another such victory would be their Lordships ruin ; because his side of the question had been supported by 198 votes, ex eluding the two tellers, which was an addition of about one-fifth to the whole number of those who had supported the motion on the last oe:a elms ; and he must say that unless their Lordships made up their minds either to this measure or some measure of this sort for the pre tection of electors, the time appeared to him to be come, that at all events there was so large a proportion, even with the interest of Go vernment against it, of the constituency i❑ favour of some more ef fectual protection to be given to the voter in the exerciseof Ids elective franchise—and he knew it was equally so in Scotland—if some effective protection was not given, it woi.ld be the solitary case within his experience of a greet measure in which the public interest was excited to a great degree, going on from year to year increasing, till at last it reached the climax of a large number of the constituents and their representatives marshalling themselves in combination in favor of a measure—it would be the solitary instance either in his experience, or, as far as he knew, in history, of any such measure so increasing in favor with the people and their representatives, not sooner or later becoming law. The sooner, therefore, that their Lordships made up their minds to some so. h measure as this, the better would it be for them. The Noble and Learned Lord then presented a petition from the parish of Birstal, in the county of York, in favour of the Bill which he had in troduced into Parliament for a system of national education. Also a petition from the Gorbala against the further endo vment of the Church of Scotland ; a petition from Wigan, in favour of Vote by tt ; a petition from Dundee, in favour of an alteration in the Consti tution of the Sheriffs' Courts, Scotland ; and a petition which he would wish to be read at length by the Clerk. The petition was from Montrose, and it stated that petitioners had heard with surprise that his Majesty the King of Hanover, although at the head of a foreign Power, was still in the receipt of funds from that country, which they prayed the House to take into its consideration. The Noble Lord then presented petitions from Lisburn, praying for an alteration and revision of the Criminal Law; from Cirencester and Walsall, against the system of Negro Apprenticeship ; from Ardrossan, in Ayr, for the protection of the Elective Franchise anti a system of National Education ; from the procurators of Cupar, against any law for the regulation of their practice; from Brechin, against the endowment of of the Church of Scotland ; from Bradford, for a reduction of postage; from the Popular Institution, in favour of national education; from Dunbarton, and from 5,000 inhabitants of Glasgow, for a re peal of the Cotn Laws; from Braintree, Lambeth, and Buckington, against compulsory measures towards the Canadians; from Stafford, for a reduction of postage ; from Berwick-on-Tweed, Leicester, and Gateshead, in favour of the system of National Education ; from the Debtors in Lancaster Castle, in favour of the Abolition of Impri sonment for Debt; from the Procurators of Kilmarnock, for an alteration in the Scotch Law Courts' Bill. Lord WHARNCLIFFE--When the Reform Bill had passed, it had been objected by many Noble Lords on his side of the House that it would pave the way for the questions of the Vote by Ballot, and also the Extension of the Suffrage. That view of the case was likely to be realized, and instead of the Reform Bill being final, they would now have to light against the questions of the Vote by Ballot and Universal Suffrage. In his opinion the people of England must have a very extended sufPrage if they had the Vote by Ballot. Lord BROUGHAM was of the same opinion as the Noble Lord he thought giving the Ballot, without an Increase of the Suffrage, would be detrimental to Parliamentary Reform. The Marquis of SALISBURY presented a petition from the Mayor of Hertford against the Vote by Ballot. NEGRO APPRENTICESHIP. Lord BROUGHAM read, and laid upon the table of the House, the resolutions which he intended to propose on Tuesday next relative to negro apprenticeship.—The resolutions were ordered to be printed. NATIONAL EDUCATION. The Earl of ABERDEEN wished to know from the Noble Viscount opposite, whether, after the Reports that had been laid on the table of the House, and the discussions that had taken place within the last three years, it was the intention of her Majesty's Government to take any measures for increasing the means of religious instruction in Scotland ? Lord MELBOURNE said the subject was under consideration. BANKING AND TRADING COPARTNERSHIP BILL. The House then resolved itself into a Committee of the whole House en the Banking and Trading Copartnership Bill, which passed through the Committee, and was reported, without amendments. The House then adjourned till Monday. HOUSE OP COMMONS, Fsi. 16. The SPEAKER took the Chair at the usual hour. On the motion of Mr. Hizaruco're, the Oakham Small Debts Bill was read a second time, and ordered to be committed. Mr. SCHOLEFIELD presented a petition, praying for leave to bring in a Bill for the purpose of establishing an Equitable Gas Company In Birmingham.—Referred to the Committee on Private Bills. Several petitions were presented by Hon. Members, praying for leave to bring in private Bills, which, from the noise in the House, we were unable to hear the nature of, and which were referred to the Committee on Private Bills. VAUXHALL GARDENS. Lord G. LENNOX presented a petition from the proprietors of Vauxhall Gardens, praying for leave to bring in a Bill to dispose of those Gardens by allotments. This being the last day for receiving petitions on Private Bills, a great number of such petitions were presented; but owing to the noise in the House, and the low tone in which Honourable Members spoke, it was impossible to catch the purport of many of them. PORTMAN CEMETERY—PRIMROSE HILL. Mr. DUNCOMBE presented a petition lor a Bill for the establish ment of a Cemetery on the Portman estate; and for securing to the public the right of recreation on Primrose-hill free. •K HERTFORD SCHOOL. Mr. ALSTON presented a petition for the amendment of the Act incorporating Hertford Free School (as we understood.) WEST DURHAM RAILWAY. Mr. HINDLEY presented a petition for the formation of a Railway to be called the West Durham Railway. ABERYSTWITI-I SMALL DEBTS BILL. This Bill was read a second time. RECLAMATION OF WASTE LANDS. Mr. GIBSON presented a petition from the Marquis of Donegal, praying for leave to bring in a Bill for the reclamation of some Waste Lands bordering on Lough Swilly. GRAND JUNCTION RAILWAY. Mr. BROTHERTON presented a petition from the Grand Junction Railway Company,praying for leave to bring in a Bill to amend the Act. B ALLOT. Mr. THORNLEY said that he had a petition to present, which he regretted he had not an opportunity of laying before the House last night, owing to his not having been in town. It was a petition from Liverpool, in favour of the Ballot, signed by 5,000 persons, consisting of merchants and bankers, but chiefly, he un derstood, of the trading classes of that town. The petitioners stated that at the last election for the borough of Liverpool there were more than two thousand voters who were on the Registry of last year who did not poll, and that this would not have been the case if they had the protection of the Ballot, as those persons were intimi dated from going to the poll. The Hon. Member also presented a pe tition from the same place, signed by 4,500 persons, in favour of House hold Suffrage. Mr. SPEARS presented a petition from a place in Yorkshire in favour of the Ballot. Mr. HEATHCOTE presented a petition from Spalding, in favour of the Bill for rating the owners of small tenements. Mr. BAINES presented a petition from a congregation of Protestant Dissenters at Horsington, county of Somerset, praying that the system of negro apprenticeship be put an end to on or before Aug. 1. The Hon. Member then presented a petition from the medical practitioners of Leeds, complaining of the great number of persons practising medicine who had not been regularly educated, and praying the enactment of some provision for the infliction or penalties on persons so practising. Mr. GASKILL presented several petitions against the Municipal Borough Boundaries Biil. Mr. GRANTLEY BERKELEY presented a petition from Holkam against the Negro Apprenticeship system. Mr. HOPE JOHNSTONE presented a petition from the Presbytery of Edinburgh, in favour of the system of religious instruction for the people of Scotland. Mr. DUCKWORTII presented a petition from Leicester, signed by 5,345 inhabitants, in favout of Household Suffrage. Mr. E. ELLICE presented a petition from Coventry, signed by the Mayor and Aldermen, praying for the introduction of a system of Na tional Education. The Right Hon. Gentleman also presented a petition from the same place against the Municipal Boundaries Bill; also, a peti. tion for cheap and expeditious communication by post. Mr. S. LEFEVRE presented a petition from Nottingham against the Negro Apprenticeship System. Lord W. BENTINCK presented a petition from the Chamber of Commerce of Glasgow, praying for a Repeal of the Duties on Marine Insurances. Mr. BRUGES presented a petition from Bath, against th• Poor Law Ireland Bill. Mr. REDDIYGTON presen4ed a petition from Dundalk, in favour of the Ballot. Mr. PLUMTRE presented a petition from one of the Directors of the Home and Colonial Infant School Society, praying the .House to give no sanction to any measure for national education that was not founded on the Scriptures. Captain ELLICE presented a petition from Harwich, praying that the " Shipping Gazette" might bcput on the same footing, with regard to the Post-office, as the " Commercial List." • Mr. GUEST presented a petition from a place in Wales in favour of the Ballot. Had he been present last night he would certainly have voted for the motion of the Hon. Member for London.—(Order -) Mr. ELLICE hoped his Hon. Friend would abstain from making eh servations upon the presentation of petitions. if he did so then other Members would follow the example, and the rula of the House would be set at nought. Mr. WILBRAHAM presented a petition from a place in Cheshire, praying for the repeal of the Poor-law Amendment Bilk. He could not agree in the prayer of the petition. Sir It. INGLIS presented a petition from the Universities of Oxf and Cambridge, against the conjunction of the Bishopric of Soder and Man. Sir W. FOLLETT presented a petition from Exeter, against the Ballot Mr. DENNISTOUN presented two petitions from Glasgow, each signed by 6,'200 individuals, in favour of the vote by ballot, and a repeal of the Corn Laws. Also two other petitions in favour of Universal Suffrage. The Hon. Member stated that he was not prepared to vote for Universal Suffrage, but in the prayer of the other petitions he most cordially co.lc:irred. . . Lord WORSLEY presented a petition from a place in the Isle of Wight, in favour of the Ballot, Uni7ersal Suffrage, and Annual Par liaments. Mr. H. G ATTAN presented a petition from a place in the county of Wicklow, for the abolition of Tithes. A great number of petitions were then prevented by different Hem. bers ; but in consequence of the great disorder that prevailed in the House, it was impossible to collect the names of the petitioners, or the objects of the petitions. Mr. S. O'BRIEN presented a petition from Canteely, in the county of Limerick, praying for the abolition of t;thes. Mr. OTONNELL presented a petit:on, whence we could not hear, praying for an Act to build an additional bridge over the river Anna Litry, and urging upon the attention of the Imperial Parliament, that the City of Dublin contributed much to the revenue of the United Kingdom, being deprived of any return in consequence of the Act of Union. The SPEAKEIt intimated that the petition could rot be received without the consent of the Crown, as its prayer referred, though indi rectly, to a grant of money. MR. O'MALLEY IRWIN. The Mom. Memnea then presented a petition from Mr. O'Malley Irwin, a member of the Irish Bar, which was real by the Clerk ; but we could not hear its exact import. We understood it to complain of some grievance in the law regardin3 afislstant-l)arristers in Ireland. The Honourable and Learned Member presented another petition from Dublin in favour of tha abolition of negro appr,:ticeship, THE SUN, LONDON, SATURDA Y, FEBRUARY 17, 1838. REFORM OF THE LORDS. Mr. GROTE presented a petition from Merthyr Tydvil, sign,d by 0,800 persons, in favour of Universal Suffhge, Vut2 by Ballot, the shortening of the duration of Parliament, and Cie introduction of the elee'ive principle into the House of Lords.—(Loud cries of " Hear, bear.' He begged distinctly to state that he had not received thi, petition until this morning's post, It.st it should be thought that he bad withheld it amongst the petitions which he had pre. rented last night. Lord DUNGANNON objected to the petition being received. It contained a reference to the House. of Lords, which he su'mritted was irregular. He moved that the prayer of the petition be read. [The petition wa.; acc'irdingly read at the table.] Lord DUNGANNON said, that he should feel it his duty to move, that the petition be not received, inasmuch as it prayed for the introduc tion of the elective principle into the House of Lords. The SPEAKER. said that he could not see on what grounds the peti tion could be refused. Without referring to the expediency or policy of the measure referred to in the petition, he begged to remind the Nccle Lord that petitions had been last. Session presented to the House, praying for the exclusion of Bishops from Parliament, and he could not see, if the House was competent to entertain them, why this petition should be rejected.—(Hear, hear.) • Mr O'CONNELL submitted that the Nobl. Lord was interested in the rejection of this petition, inasmuch as if it was refused it would give him an hereditary right to a seat in the House of Lords in Ireland, which had been abolished by the Act of Union.—(Hear, hear, and a laugh.) Lard DT NGANNON said that on a former occasion he had pr.:- s - mted a petition which contained an allusion to the other House of Parliament, and that the Spoake. had &Tided that it could not be re ceived. Ile begged to appeal to the Speaker if such was not the fact. The SPEAKER said that he had not the slig:itest recoact.on of the circumstance. The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER was quite sure that when the Noble Lord referred to a decision which had been made at a forme: time, tie did not expect that the House could bear in mind what the matter contained in that petition was, and what the circumstances were under which it was presented. The petition might have been so framed that the House could not with any propriety receive it. No one in the House or the country was more opposed to the prayer of the petition than himself, but at the same time he could not see any possible objection, in point of form, to its reception. Suppose a pe: ition were presented to the House of Lords, complaining of the state of the representation of the House of Commons, and asking it to repeal the Reform Bill, such petition could not be objecte 1 to.—(Bear, hear.) Sir R. INGLIS said if the prayer of the petition had been for an elective Sovereign instead of an elective House of Lords, ho apprehended that it would at once have been rejected. It had been remarked by the Hon. and Learned Member for Dub:in, that his Noble Friend near him (Lord Dungannon) had a personal interest in the matter. The Peers of Ireland were elected by themselves, and his Noble Friend might be elected by his brother Peers to sit in the other House. If the House should tolerate this petition, in which the parties prayed that one portion of the Legislature might be elective, others would no doubt follow, praying that the Sovereign might also be elective. Mr. O'CONNELL explained. Mr. FRENCH thought that any further discussion was totally unne. cessary, after the Speaker had given his decision.--(Hear.) Mr. GROTE said the Noble Lord seemed to imagine that this was the first petition which had been presented on the subject.—(Hear.) He begged to state, however, that a great number of similar petitions had already been laid on the table. After a few words from Mr. GUEST, Lord DUNGANNON said he had felt it his duty to protest against :he presentation of such a petition.—Laid on the table. Mr. M`LEAN presented s petition from Oxford, against the Borough Boundaries Bill. Mr. ERLE presented a petition from the same plate, praying for Vote by Ballot Mr. HUME presented petitions from the members of the Uxbridge Mechanics' Institute, praying for Vote by Ballot, Household Suffrage, and Triennial Parliaments. Also four petitions from parishes in Kit_ kenny, praying for a system of Municipal Reform. Mr. W. GLADSTONE moved for returns of the :amount of Bri. tish produce exported to the West Indies, in continuation of a re turn previously made.—Agreed to. CHURCH ACCOMMODATION IN SCOTLAND. Sir R. PEEL presented a petition from the Ministers and Elders of the Presbytery of Glasgow, relating to the state of destitution of church accommodation for the lower classes in the city of Glasgow, By the practice of the House he was prevented from entering into the details of the petition, but he trusted that it would attract the attention of the House when it was printed. A report had been made with reference to the building of churches, and he could not but lament that none of her Majesty's Ministers were present, as if they had been, it was his intention to have asked them a question upon the subject--(Here Mr. S. Rice took his seat)—and the Right lion. Baronet stated that he had presented a peti. lion relative to religious instruction and Church accommodation in Scotland. There had been no less than three reports upon the subject, and he wished to know whether it was the intention of her Majesty's Ministers to introduce any specific measure embodying those reports. The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER said, not having been informed by the Right Hon. Baronet of his intention to put the question, he was not in a condition to state what steps it was the intention of his Noble Friend the Secretary of State for the Home Department to pursue. Perhaps the Right Hon. Baronet, when his Noble Friend entered the House, would repeat his question. Sir R. PEEL stated that he would do so. Lord DUNGANNON begged to ask whether the Chancellor of the Exchequer was now able to say whether the Government had any intention of extending the time for the voluntary commutation t Tithes. The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER said the Treasury had a p'.an fur facilitating the voluntary commutation of Tithes under their consideration, but they did not think it was expedient to extend the time. He would take the opportunity of moving that the House at its rising adjourn till Monday. Mr. HEATHCOTE begged to ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether there was any intention on the part of the Government to alter the English Tithe Bill ? An opinion of that kind had gone abroad, which tended much to prevent the voluntary Commutation of Tithes. The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER said he was not aware of any intention of the kind on the part of the Government. Mr. F. FRENCH begged to ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer whether the Report of the Commissioners of the Shannon had yet been received, and if so whether the Government intended to bring in any measure to carry it into effect ? The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER said the Report had been received, but was delayed from the time that was necessary for the purpose of engraving the plans. No measure would be intro duced by him until the compensation to be given to the Proprietors along the River was settled ; otherwise the public money would be swallowed up. _ Mr. Sergeant JACKSON begged to ask the Noble Secretary for Ire. land whether he had any information respecting the murder of the steward of Lord Lorton, the second one who had been murdered ? Lord MORPETEI had received an account of such a murder. BUSINESS OF THE HOUSE. Mr. GA SKILL wished to know what course the Government in. tended to pursue relative to the Municipal Boundaries Bill_ The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER begged leave to say that, in the first instance, he should postpone the Parliamentary Elections Bill, and fix it for the first thing on Monday. That was not an immediate answer to the question that had been now put, but he stated it in anticipation of a question that might be put. It was his intention to move immediately that the House should go into Committee on the Irish Poor.law Bill, and to continue the Committee to as long a period as the convenience of the House would permit. With respect to the second reading of the Municipal Boundaries Bill, if Hon. Mem. bees wished to raise a discussion on the principle of the Bill, that could be done before going into Committee, and the second reading might be agreed to this evening, and the Committee fixed for a day when Hon. Members might be certain of being able to discuss it. Mr WILLIA MS begged to observe, that he objected to the Bill en tirely on principle, and should oppose the second reading. Mr. HUME said. that he had given notice of a motion relative to the appointment of Mr. Primrose as chief cashier of the Post-office, &din. burgh ; but as the House would not go into a Committee of Ways and Means, u n til per h aps twe l ve o ' cloc k , w hi c h wou ld b e an inconvenient time for him tabring this subject before it, he wished to ask the Chan cellor of the Exchequer when he could have the opportunity of bringing forward his complaint. The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER was very imperfectly heard in the gallery. He was understood to say that he would be pre pared to go into the subject on Monday. On the motion of the CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER the third re,:cling of the Parliamentary Electors Bill was postponed to Monday. BRITISH-AMERICAN BOUNDARIES. Sir ROBERT PEEL, not seeing the Noble Lord the Secretary for the Home Department in his place, begged to remind the Right Hon. the Chancellor of the Exchequer that certain papers had been moved for respecting the disputed boundaries of the province of Maine and Sew Brunswick. He only wished that the matter should be kept in mind, and that the papers moved for should be produced at an early period. IRISH POOR-LAW BILL. On the Order of the Day for going into Committee on this Bill, The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER expressed a hope that the Hon. Member (Mr. Lucas), who lytd given notice of a motion, by way of an instruction to the Committee, relative to the law of settle ment, would not bring it forward at this stage—the rule of the House be:og, that no mot.ion should be brought forward by way of instruction, which could be made in Committee. Mr. LUCAS said he did not wish to take a course either opposed to the rules or the convenience of the House; but he had given the notice because, when the Poor Law Bill fur Ireland went into Commit tee last Session, the Committee were entangled at every step by this question of sett'ement. SPANISH AFFAIRS—COLONEL EVANS. Lord MA lION asked when the Gallant Colonel the Member for West. niinster, would bring forward the motion on Spanish affairs which he had intimated his intention of making at an early period of the Sessi' Colonel EVANS replied that he had been induced to postpone it from the press of Canadian business; but the Noble Lord would he hoped soon see a notice of motion en this subject upon the books. Mr. BORTH WICK remarked that the Gallant Colonel had deferred his motion, in consequence of the thinness of the House. Mr. F. FRENCH said that it was absolutely necessary that the notice placed on the books by the Hon. Gentleman opposite, the Mem ber for Monaghan, should be disp , sed of cne way or other. This wee the second time that he had given notice on the subject, and he hoped that he would no•.: fix some day for the discussion of it, say Monday next. A short discussion then took place, in which Mr. O'Connell, Mr. Smith O'Brien, Sir Edward Sugden, Mr. Shaw, the Chancellor of the Exchequer, Sir Robert Peel, Mr.,Goulburn, Lord Clements and Mr. Grattan took part. Mr. LUCAS said he would more that certain wcrds should be added to the 16th Clause, which would raise the question of settlement, and that would meet the object of all parties. Mr. T. ATTWOOD said he bad voted against this Bill because he thrught it was inefficient f,r the objects for which It way intended. Crt el towards the pauper, unjust towards the tenants, and a de'usion on the people of Ireland. No man was a greater friend to pcor.laws than he was, but he did not consider this Bill would provide efficient laws for the purpose of supplying the wants of the poor of Ireland. Some gentlemen had objected to poor.laws for Ireland, on account of the great poverty in that country, but he maintained that the poorer Ireland was the greater the necessity exlstrel for Poor-laws, and he thought if a Just and ef ficient Poor-law was established in Ireland, it would not be found so great a burden as some Honourable Members imagined. He opposed the Bill as unjust and misehieveus. It was an attempt to delude the Irish people; and he would take the liberty of suggest ing two or three measures, which would supersede the necessity of any such Bill. He would fiat say that the standard of value must be abolished. His friend behind him (Mr. Warhurton) laughed, but he was overwise in his ignorance, and he was always behind the time.—(A laugh.) His first object would be to establish a just and honest system in Ireland, instead of that which was now attempted. He would recommend the introduction cf the system which prevailed in the Islands of Jersey and Guernsey, by which the nominal rent was always commutable into produce according to the average of years. Let the uncultivated land of Ireland be appropriated ; let the bogs of Ireland be drained ; let the land tie sold upon seven years' credit to Irish labourers, and they would in time repay the debt. When this had been done—when a sound system of currency had been established, and the waste land made available and divided into small tenures, and halt a million families located upon them ; a just and efficient Poor-law wot•ld not be felt as- a burden. But this could not be done it the base prejudices of the Irish nobility and gentry tx e,e attended to ; act boldy—pay the nobility and gentry of Ireland the Cull value, three times the value of the waste lards. Let these preparatory measures be edoted in the first place, and he could assure them that they would establish a roor-law in Ireland three times more generous than the present Poor-law is England, anal twice more generous than the old Poor-law—a Poor-law which would weigh as lightly on the country as a feather on the bank of * a giant.—(Great laughter.) A few years ago he had given his vote in favor of a grant of 20,000,000/. for the emancipation of the negroes. Now he did not regret that vote, but ' he thought that it would be much better applied to the relief of the white negroes. He would not call them negroes,—(Laughter)—but of the white slaves of Ireland, who were infinitely more wretched, infi nitely more oppressed than the blacks.—(Hear, hear.) Now let them give a grant of 20,000,C00/. to the Irish. It would be but a sma ll addi. tion to their debt, aed if they would slot give it, let them lend it to the Irish labourers, and he would lay his .ife they would not lose by it. If the currency was rectified it would relieve a great portion of the distress —if the bogs were reclaimed, it would relieve a further portion—if Poor. laws were established, it would relieve a still further portion —and if 20,000,000/. were lent to the people, it would relieve a further portion, and thus establish happiness and prosperity in that country. — (Hear.) The Hou ;e then went into Committee, Mr. ern M Bernal In the chair. _ _ . On clause 16 being r,a,l, Mr. O'CONNELL proposed an amendment, " with the assent of the major part of the gu,rdiatis for the time being." After a few words from Mr. P. SCROPE, Lord HOWICK opposed the amendment. The adoption of the amendment might lead to great inconvenience, inasmuch as it might happen that the consent of the Board of Guardians of a pari , h could not be obtained even to a Proposal of the greatest public utility, in conse•luence of local motives and the influence of surrounding cir cumstances. Mr. JEN-130N supported the amendment. Lorl CLEMENTS on the whole anorovrd of the power conferred cn the Co:amissioners, but he thought it should be exercised cautiously and discreetly. Mr. FRENCH supported the amendment. Sir R. Ferguson, Mr. W. S. O'Brien, Sir W. Somervil!e, and Mr. W. Roche respectively supported the amendment. 11r. J. G RATTAN u, , posed it. • Mr. SHAW conceived th;t as the Commissioners spo.bility cast on th em, t h ey should also have power corn • riensurate with it, h a d great re_ ns Sir E. SUGDEN suggested that, if the Hon. Member for Dublin framed his amendment so as to give the majority of the of Guardians a powe- of nesat i ving a resolution of the Commiss i on ers by Fecuniary means, it migh t meet the difficulty. Mr. LYTI: ON was in f avour of the clause as it stood. Lord MORPETH than said that, as a strong opinion had bee n ex pressed in favour of th e amendment, he was willing to adopt it , with mo. difications. Boards Mr. O'CONNELL then withdrew hil amendment. The am: u the Noble Lord was agreed to, and the clause ordered to 6 t the Bill. i n l dm p e a n rt of Clausa 17.—" Election of Guardians." After a few wo r d s f rom Mr. W. S. O'Beinza and Lord Moan srri the clause was agreed to. Clathe 19 was then carried. On clause 19 being read, Mr. GOULBLTRN proposed that the electoral districts should be taken as they existed already in the legal divisions of the country into counties, baronies, and parishes, otherwise the guardians would base considerable additional trouble. sio ' n f e h r e s C w H e r A e N c o C m E p L e i L I c O d take i t t o of t the the e E X . C ld H e E le g ct U or E a r bo s u ai n d da i r f i h e Commis. frequently subject the guar di ans and rate-payers to great inconvenience. He had experi ence d similar difficulties in introducing the new sessional es h ew rn o would arrangements into the county of Limerick, where the Commissioners had found it absolutely necessary for the publiz convenience to adopt new geographical boundaries. Mr. O'CONNELL moved an amendment, that after the words " the commissioners may alter such division from time to time" the follow ing should be added, "with the assent of the majority of the guardians." Sir R. FERGUSON objected to this amendment. Lord MORPETH thought the amendment was attained in effect by that adopted in clause 16, giving the majority of the guardians power respecting the size of the unions. Mr. W. S. O'BRIEN supported the amendment. A division then took place, when there appeared—, For the amendment 4.7 For the original motion 84 Majority •• • ................... —37 On clause 20 being read, Mr. W. S. O'BRIEN moved the insertion of the sum of 30/. as a qualification, instead of 401. . . _ . Mr. O'CONNELL further suggested the striking out of the proviso " That no person being in holy orders, or being a regular Minister of any relig ous denomination, shall be eligible as a guardian." vr ..e argued that this proviso was founded in total ignorance of the state of Ireland in the present day ; for Clergymen of every persuasion were to be seen united in charitable institutions without jealousy, rivalry, or contention, however they might differ in political feeling. Mr. LUCAS objected to this amendment. Colonel CONOLLY objected to throwing any more secular duties on the Clergy. Mr. C. OTWAY thought the Clergy could not be better employed than as guardians of the poor. Mr. SHAW thought that the Clergy of all persuasions would act more gracefully, consistently, and • effectively as voluntary agems_ not er_ofJicio authorities. It would also be much better to keep th em free from the sy.tematic electioneering and indulgence of party feeling neoed_ sarily connected with the Bill. After a few words from Lord CLEMENTS and Mr. deeesow in support of the amendment, and from Mr. Getwaue:v in support of the original clause, Lord MOIIPETH said that, for the sake of the Clergy themselves, he thought their advice would no doubt be most valuable to the Board of Guardians; yet it would be bater that they should not be mixed up in the duties of guardians. HUrfON supported the original clause, and thought it Would be better to exclude Clergymen. Mr. SHA W did not object to the Catholic Clergymen on any religious grounds more than he did to Protestant Clergymen. He did not think that Roman Catholics would injure the property of Protestants because they wc. re Protestants. O'CONNELL believed the Bill would act as an additional in citement to agrarian disturbances at all events, but with this proviso it would prove to be an insult also, He should therefore take the suite of the Committee upon it. Sir R. FERGUSON said that lie should support the amendment of the Hon, and Learned Member for Dublin, because the proviso went to exclude large landed proprietors if they happened to be clergymen. Mr. P. THOMSON thought that in the present state of Ireland it was most desirable to avoid mixing up clergymen of both persuasions in political and religious feuds, and therefore he should support the original clause. Mr. WISE thought the provision ought to be modified, but, If the amendment was pressed to a division, he should feel it his duty to vote against it. Sir F. TRENCH supported the original clause. Mr. ROCHE supported the amendment. Sir E. SUGDEN did not believe that' any denomination of clergy men would feel dissatisfied at being excluded from the duties which the appointment of guardians would entail upon them. After a few words from Mr. J. O'BRIEN and Mr. BARRON. the Committee divided, when the numbers were :-- For the originalclause lO7 For the amendment 3O Majority The clause was then ordered to stand part of the Bill. Clauses 20, 21, and 22 were agreed to, without any discussion. On clause 23 being put, which pro►ides for the appointment of to officio guardians, Mr, 5. O'BRIEN moved the insertion of words to the effeot that " no man should be appointed a guardian ex qfficio who was not rated to the poor rates at the annual net amount of 501. a-year." After a few words from Mr. SHAW and Mr. WALKER (Wexford), Colonel CONOLLY said the Introduction of this amendment would have the effect of excluding a most useful and respectable class of men from th I Board of Guardians. Mr. P. THOMSON considered that the clause, as it stood, went as far as it ought reasonably to go.—(Hear.) Mr. S. O'BRIEN, as the feeling of the House was against him, ex. pressed hie willingness to withdraw his amendment. Mr. O'CONNELL objected to the principle of this clause, and would take the sense of the House upon it.—(Hear, hear.) In some counties, in Ireland there were magistrates who enjoyed but little public con fidence, and some Who did not deserve to have any.—(Hear.) He ob. jested to their being made as officio guardians. At the same time there could be no doubt that magistrates who were popular and had property in the district in which any union was situated, would be pretty sure of being elected guardians by the rate.payers. The Hou. and Learned Gentleman concluded by moving the omission of the clause. Colonel COXOLLY thought the exclusion of agents, who also acted in the capacity of magistrates, would be a very great injustice. Mr. HINDLEY said that if agents who were also magistrates were so popular, there would be the less objection to leave their election to the rate payers, Mr. JEPIISON supported the clause, After a few words from Mr. O'CONNELL, Lord MORPETH trusted that the House would adopt the clause as it stood, as he thought the Bill would be inoperative without it. Mr. SHAW agreed that it was necessary to the success of the mea sure that a certain number of magistrates should form a permanent por ticn of the Board of Guardians. Mr. J. JERVIS supported the amendment of the Hon. and Learned Member for Dublin. Lord HO WICK believed that the system had worked well in Eng. land, and that the best results had arisen from the intercourse of the farmers with the magistrates. Mr. HUME supported the amendment. After a few words from Mr. Jervis, an Hon. Member, Mr. J. Grattan, Mr. Wyie, Sir E. Sugden, Mr. Lytton, and Mr. Maher, the Committee then divided, when there appeared— For the clause For the amendment Majority 44 —BO T o h n e ci cLa s u e s t2 e G was bei t n h g enagreed proposed, Mr. SHAW objected to the powers given by this clause to the COM. mlssioners. The Right Honourable Gentleman moved the omission of these words—" In case a sufficient number of Guardians to form a Board shall not act with due diligence in obedience to the orders of the Com missioners, &e., they (the Commissioners) shall have power to appoint other Guardians in their place." Lord MORPEI'H could have no objection to leave out the word "obedience," and so to frame the proviso as to meet the objections of the Right Honourable Gentleman. He should propose that it should stand thus :—" In case, lie. , any of the Guatdians shall not act with due dili gence," omitting altogether the word " obedience." Mr. O'CONNELL said that it was absurd to include the machinery of election in this clause. It was impossible that any amendment could improve the clause. He should object to it altogether. Mr. LEFROV objected to the clause, and to that part of the subse quent clause which referred to those words which his Hon. Friend (Mr. Shaw ) ft h r a ad fe o w l4:' w c o ted- Ae rds from Mr. S. O'BuaN an d M r . Wise in opposition to the clause, Lord CLEMENTS said that those two Clauses were highly objec tionable. if any thing could cause the Bill to fail it would be the ex traordinary powers given to the Commissioners. Sir E. SUGDEN concurred in the objection urged by his Honourable Friend the Member for the University of Dublin, but thought the Clause might be amended, and that it ought not to he altogether omitted. The amendment', that the words proposed to be omitted should be omitted accordingly, woo then put from the Chair. Mr, P. THOMSON said it is as necessary that some power should be given to the Commissioners. In England Boards of Guardians hat; been appointed, who merely met, and then adjourned for six months, without having per;ormed any part of their duty. Mr. PACKINGTON suggested thetas it was quite clear the office should be compulsory, it would, perhaps, be better if Government post poned the further consideration of this Clause, and in the meantime de vise some penalty fur the refusal to act. This, in his opinion, would be a better regulation than giving the power to the Commissioners. Mr. REDINGTON disapproved of a penalty. After a few words from Sir E. Sudden, Mr. Shaw, Mr. Kemble, and Lord Howick, Mr. O'CONNELL said that men should be given a motive to act; there would be no motive if this ',Aver were given to the Commis sioners. It would be much better to adopt the coercion of the penalty. In Ireland, the Judges had in many cases brought back absentees cg twenty years' standing, by appointing them Sheriffs; and if they had n penalty in addition to the shrievalty, as a hook to catch absentees, he thought it would be very desirable.—(Hear.) After some further tliecue.sion, Mr. Shaw's tr was agreed to. The Clause as amended was then agreed to. Clause 26, after a few words from Mr. O'Connell, Mr. 3. O'Brien. and Lord Morpeth, was postponed. Claus:s up to 30 were then agreed to. The Chairman reported progreas, and obtained leave to sit again of Monday next. The other Orders of the Day were then disposed of, and the House adjourned at Twelve o'Clock. DIVISION ON THE BALLOT. TO THE EDITOR OF THE SUN. S lR — Have the goodness to insert my name in the minority in favour of Mr. Grote's motion in favour of the Ballot, as I perceive it has been omitted in the list printed by the House of Commons. I am, Sir, your most obedient servant, Feb. 16, 1838. W. GIBSON CRAIG. TO THE EDITOR OF 111.2 SUN. Sig—l beg to inform you that I was prevented attending the House last night, and voting in favour of the Ballot, by a severe indisp-sition, which has confined me for some weeks to the house. I am, Sir, your obedient servant, 19, James-street, Feb. 16,1839. RICIID. POTTER. In th.: pr;nted List of the Division on the Ballot, Mr. Edward Buller wasinserted in the Minority, and Mr. C. Blackett in the Majority, neither of whom voted. TO THE EDITOR OF THE SUIV. Sta,—Will you do me the favour to correct an error which aprars in your Parliamentary report of yesterday, relating to the Shipping Gazette. Lord Ileniker presented a petition from the shipowners and others of Sou praying not " that the Shipping Gazette might be tram , - rn itted free of p os t age, " b ut that i t m i g h t " b e placed on the same foot ing as Lloyd's Shipping List, by receiving its maritime intelligence free of postage." Your obliged, THE EDITOR OF THE " SHIPPING GAZETTE." Friday, 4, Bolt court, Fleet-street, Feb. 16. THE BANK OF ENGLAND. An official document was posted this morning at the Bank of England, of which the annexed is a transcript :- 4 4 BANK OF ENGLAND, FEB. 15. " At a Court of Directors held this day, resoled, " That on and after the 16th inst. the rate of interest on hills of exchange and notes discounted at the Brnk of Eng land will be 4 per cent. per annum. " JOHN KNIGHT, Secretary." ~ The above, it will be observed, differs materially from all other documents of a similar nature issued by that establish ment, for neither time nor amount is mentioned, being issued, in fact, it would seem, rather as fixing a standard for the rate of interest throughout the country than any other cause. The Bank itself will not evidently be benefitted by it to the extent of ten pounds, for u long as money is not worth more than 2 or 2i- per cent., there will not necessarily be any applications for discount at the rate of 4 per cent. As fixing a maximum for the rate of discount to bankers and others, it is of course of advanta,gee to the public generally ; but in other respects it is not of the slightest moment.—Morning Paper. grotesqueao sr oakfraeandr b y AN ASTONICIIING FACT.—In consequence of the munificent present recently made by a certain Lady of Rank to Mr. Holloway, the Proprietor of the Universal Family Ointment, Royal attention has been attracted to his wonderful s pec ifie s for almost all external disorders, and that the afflicted poor will shortly become enabled to obtain a pot of the ointment gratuitously, fro T- 1. an . establishment about to be opened for that purpose. This inestimable remedy has already received the approbation of the first men of the faculty, amongst whom are Sir Benjamin Brodie, Bart., Mr. Herbert Mayo, &c. &c. . The forthcoming Life of Grimaldi, the unrivalled Clown, edited by " Boa," will furnish a repast at which the most inordinate lover of fun ma: banquet again and again. In his pantomimic displays, Grimaldi was more original, more more irresistibly . . droll, than any actor of his own, Other time ; while, in private life, he was distinguished y e bumourist.. Hia c?.reer in the world was, moreover, more curious incidents than fall to the lot of most mar men ; so that a memoir of such a personage cannot fail t o possess unusual attraction. Mr. Dickens's name as edit or , i s a f u ll warrant that justice will be done to the work, whil e th e ill us trations of George Cruikshank, who personally knew Grimaldi, will enhance the vis comica of the text. M R . BAILLIE FRASER'S " NARRATIVE OP THE RISIDENCE OF TAE TURTLE PERSIAN PRINCES IN LONDON,"&c.—. " These volumes," says the Spectator, "are a very delightful publication, vivacious, characteristic, curious, and various. They exhibit human nature under a new aspect, showing the eff ec t w hich civilization produces upon the minds of Oriental P r i nces , when suddenly brought in contact with its results and cus t oms for the firs t time i and in this way, as it were, a d ou bl e m i rror i s h e ld up, in which we can see reflected both our se l ves an d t h em. Th e y strongly and strikingly display the Persian, superadded to the Oriental character, and that with a fullness and close ness which has never yet been done, arid which circumstances may n ever allow again. There is no sam eness , f or eac h o f t he three Princesis as complete an idiosyncracy as if he had been purposely drawn by a dramatic po e t. N or i s t h ere any w ant of a deeper interest than can be imparted by exhibition of character and curious surprises, reaching to the h e i g ht o f a rea l and refinedcomedy. A sad, rising almost to a t rag i c i n t eres t, is f re quently excited by their great reverse o f f ortune , an d b y what i s even more touchinz, the domestic affections of all. and the yea rnings oh toe eider bottler attar his inotaer , vavek , an d c hildren. Neithr !sill the reader complain of any lack of amusement —the incidents and adventures bei ng o f t h e mos t n ovel and various description." PRIVATE BUSINESS OF PARLIA MENT, FROM SATURDAY LAST TO THIS DAY. (Time expired for presenting petitions for Private Bills.) RAILWAYS, CANALS, &c. Grand Junction Railway."—Petition for Bill, Feb. 12. Bristol and Exeter Railway.—Petition for Bill, Feb. 12. Edinburgh and Glasgow Ralway.—Petition of Provost, Ma gistrates, and Town Council of Bathgate, against, Feb. 12. Cheltenham and Great Western Union Railway.—Petition for Bill reported. Report referred to Committee en Stand ing Orders. (N.B.—The Committee on Standing Orders will most this day.) Edinburgh and Glasgow Railway.—Petition for Bill reported, and referred to Select Committee on Standing Orders, Feb. 13. Garnkirk and Glasgow Railway.—Petition for Bill, Feb. 13. Newtyle and Cupar Angus Railway.—Petition for Bill, Feb. 13. Moy River Navigation. `...Petition for Bill, Feb. 13. Brandling Junction Railway.—Bill read first time, Feb. 14. Newcastle-upon-Tyne and North Shields Railway Eaten sion.—Petition for Bill, Feb. 14. Dean Head (Huddersfield) Reservoir.—Petition for Bill, Feb. 15. E linburgh and Glasgow Railway.—Petitions in favour of, from Glasgow, Kilmarnock, Hamilton, Stirling, Selkirk, Stirling, Greenock, Paisley, Ayr, Greenock, Forfar, Prest wick, Cupar, Falkirk, Ayr, Feb. 15. London and Brighton Railway Act.—Petition of James Mills, praying for repeal of the Act, and is favour of Mills' Line, Feb. 15. Severn Navigation.—Petition for Bill, Feb. 15. Taro Vale Railway and Dock.—Petition for Bill, Feb. 15. St. Helen's and Runcorn Gap Railway.—Petition for Bill, Feb. 15. Bolton and Preston Railway.—Petition for Bill, Feb. 15. Grand Junction Railway.* —Petition for Bill, Feb. 15. Liverpool Court of Passage.—Petition for Bill, Feb. 15 Petition from Johnstone and Kilbarchan. —ln favour of, Feb. 16. Severn Navigation (No. 2.)—Petition for Bill, Feb. 16. Hartlepool Dock and Railway.—Petition for Bill, Feb. 16. West Durham Railway.—Petition for Bill, Feb. 16. Ardrossan Railway.—Petition for Bill, Feb. 16. Grand Junction Railway.—Petition of John Claro, complain ing- of non-compliance of Standing Orders, Feb. 16. Birmingham, Bristol, and Thames Junction Railway.—Peti tion for Bill, Feb. 16. Great Central Irish Railway Company.—Petition for further time for leave to present a petition for Bill, Feb. 16. INCLOSURES, ROADS, AND AGRICULTURAL IMPROVEMENTS. Haverfordwest Inclosure.-Petition for Bill, Feb. 12. Warminster and Frume Road Bill.-Read second time, and committed, Feb. 12. Barnsley Improvement.-Petition for Bill, Feb. 12. Brampton, Bierley, and Flooton Ruberts Roads.-Petition for Bill, Feb. 12. Buekstones and Elland Bridge Roads.-Petition for Bill, Feb. 12. Great Starley (Essex) Inclosure.-Petition for Bill, Feb. 12. Witcham (Cambridge) Inelosurs.-Report from Select Corn mittee for Private Bills, read, Feb. 12. Chesterton (Cambridge) Inclosure.-Read second time, and committed, Feb. 12. Linton (Cambridge) Inclosure Bill.-Read second time, and committed, Feb. 12. Swavesey (Cambridge) Inclosure Bill.-Read second time, and committed, Feb. 12. Cookham Bridge.-Petition for Bill, Feb. 15. Leeds and Homefield Lane-End Road.-Petition for Bill, Feb. 15. Aylesbury and Theme Road.-Petition for Bill, Feb. 15. Wortley, Armley, and Brumley Road.-Petition for Bill, Feb. 15. Nottingham Fields Inclosure.-Petition for Bill, Feb. 15. Combmartin Roads.-Petition for Bill, Feb. 15. South Moulton Road.-Petition for Bill, Feb. 15. Coventry and Wolvey Road.--Petition for Bill, Feb. 15. Dean Forest Roads.-Pctition for Bill, Feb. 15. Portsmouth Floating Bridge.-Petition for Bill, Feb. 15. llolbeach and Gedney Drainage.-Petition for Bill, Feb. 15. Bishop's Castle and Munalow Inclosure.-Petition for Bill, Feb. 12. Torquay Roads.-Petition for Bill reported, and referred to Committee on Standing Orders, Feb. 12. Bslmore Road.-Petition for Bill, Feb 12. Swavesey Inclosure Bill.-Petition of Commissioners of Bed ford Level, against ; referred to Committee on Bill. Coun sel ordered, Feb. 13. Staley Road.-Petition for Bill, Feb. 13. Borden (Essex) Inclosure.-Petition for Bill, Feb. 14. Bretton Fleming (Inclosure).-Bill read second time, and committed, Feb. 14. Fen Drayton (Cambridge) Inclosure.-Patition for Bill, Feb. 14. Carbridge (Oxford) Inclosure.-Petition for Bill, Feb. 14.. Wardsley, Langset, and Sheffield Road.-Petition for Bill, Feb. 14. Rugby and Luttcrworth Road.-Petition of Charles Britten, complaining of non-complianoc with Standing Orders, Feb. 14. Dee Bridge Road. -Petition for Bill reported, Feb. 14. Linlithgow Roads.-Petition for Bill, Feb. 14. Luton and St. Alban's Road.-Petition for 13111, Feb. 14. St. George ( Somerset) Inclosure.-Petition for Bill, Feb. 14. Dec Bridge Roads Bill.-Read first time, Feb. 16. Lower King's Ferry Road.-Petition for Bill, Feb. 16. Haleworthy Road.-Petition for Bill reported, Feb. 16. Wakefield and Helifax Road.-Petition for Bill, Feb. 16. Caithness Road and Statute Labour.-Petition for Bill, Feb 16. Gazeley ( Suffolk) Inclosurc.-Petition for Bill.-Feb. 16. Kirkatall, Ilkley, and Shipley Road.-Petition for Bill, Feb. 16. Dudley Hill and Killinghall Road.-Petition for Bill, Feb. 16. Salterhebble Roads.-Petition for Bill, Feb. 16. Lough Foyle and Lough Scilly Drainage.-Petition for Bill, Ft b. 16. Lough Sivilly Embankment.-Petition for Bill, Feb. 16. MISCELLANEOUS. Soane's Museum.-Petition for Bill, Feb. 12. Necropolis Cemetery Bill.-Read Ist time, Feb. 12. Metropolis Improvements.-Order for (of Dec. 21), appoint. ing Select Committee, read and discharged, Feb. 12. Metropolis Improvements.-Select Committee appointed, Feb. 12. Aberbrothwick Harbour.-Petition for Bill, Feb. 12. Swansea Harbour.-Petition for Bill, Feb. 12. Sligo Borough Election.-Petition of John Patrick Somers, Esq., M.P., praying for inquiry, Feb. 12. Waterford House of Industry.-Bill read 2nd time, Feb. 12. New Brunswick and Nova Scotia Land Company.-Petition for Bill, Feb 12. West India Docks.-Petition for Bill, Feb. 13. Bury (Lancaster) Water Works.-Petition for Bill, Feb. 13. Ribble Navigation.-Petition for Bill, reported and referred to a Select Committee on Standing Orders, Feb. 13. Turton and Entwistle Reservoir.-Petition for Bill, Feb. 13. New Quay (Cornwall) Harbour.-Petition fur Bill, Feb. 13. Merylebone Sm.ill Dehts.-Petition for Bill, Feb. 13. Marylebone Paving.-Petition for Bill, Feb. 13. Leominster Improvement Petition.-Standing Orders Com mittee, reported that the parties should be allowed to pro ceed with their Bill, on giving three notices in the London Gazette. o:dham Gas Light and Waterworks.-Petition for Bill, Feb. 13. Gravesend Cemetery.-Petition for Bill. Feb. 14. Rochester Bridge.-Petition for Bill, Feb. 14. Pembroke Ferry.-Petition for Bill, Feb. 14. Boroughbridge.-Pctition for Bill, Feb. 14. Sheffield Improvement.-Petition for Bill, Feb. 14. Milton Improvement Bill.-Reported. Exmouth Market Bill.-Read 2nd time, Feb. 14. Ramsgate Improvement.-Petition for Bill, Feb. 14. Isle of Thanet Cemetery Bill.-Petition for Bill, Feb. 14. Southampton Docks.-Petition for Bill, Feb. 14. Blackburn Gas.-Petition for Bill, Feb. 14. South Australia Colonization.-Petition for Bill, Feb. 14. Paignton Harbour Bill.-Reported, and re-committed to for mer Committee, Feb. 15. St. Pancras Paving.-Petition for Bill, Feb. 15. Blackheath, Sce., Small Debts.-Petition for Bill, Feb. 15. Protestant Dissenters'Assurance Company.-Petition for Bill, Feb. 15. Leamington Priors Gas.-Petition for Bill, Feb. 16. Tyne Dock.-Petition for 13111, Feb. 16. Sudbury Town Lands.-Petition fur Bill, Feb. 16. Sudbury Poor-rates.-Petition for Bill. Feb. 16. British Pledge Society.-Petition for Bill, Feb. 16. Deal Pier.-Petition for Bill, Feb. 16. Birmingham Equitable Gas.-Petition for Bill, Feb. 16. Vauxhall Gardens Lottery.-Petition for Bill, Feb. 16. Varteg Iron Company.- Petition for Bill, Feb. 16. Portland Cemetery.-Petition for Bill, Feb. 16. Berkhampstead School.-Petition for Bill, Feb. 16. Thames Purifying Company.-Petition for Bill, Feb. 16. Exeter Commercial Gas.-Petition for Bill, Feb. 16. Anderton Carrying Company.-Petition for Bill, Feb. 16. St. George Steam.packet Company.-Petition for Bill. Leamington Priors Improvement-Petition for Bill, Feb. 16. Sudbury Waterworks and Improvement-Petition for Bill, Feb. 16. Islington (Angel Place).-Petition for Bill, Feb. 16. Ladykirk and Norham (Tweed) Bridge. -Petition for Bill, Feb. 16. St. Philips (Bristol) Bridge.-Petition for Bill, Feb. 16. Metropolitan Suspension Bridge.-Petition fur Bill, Feb. 16. Gravesend Pier (No. 2). -Petition for Bill, Feb. 16. Thames Improvement Company and Drainage Manure Asso ciation.-Petition for Bill, Feb. 16. • Two of this name. We regret to announce that John Bonham Carter, E sq ., one of the Members for the borough of Portsmouth (which place he had represented for above twenty-one years), died at an early hour this morning, in Spring-gardens, aged 49. The illness under which he bad laboured for more than two years had been mainly induced by his exertions in the popular cause. In the course of a life of unremitting activity he had secured the respect and affection of numerous friends, without ever making a personal enemy. The Marquis Camden has paid into the Bank of England the sum of 19,2041. 7s. Although it has been the invariable rule, in all r e f orms, to respect veste d i n t eres t s , Lord Camden voluntarily resigned his. His lordship centri bute,i duiii.g the las, yed,, end betwetAt yez.. 181; arid 1837, the sum of 3 02,810/, 2s. 4d. The public ought to be made acquainted with this fact, in justice to the character of the noble lord. FROM LAST NIGHT'S GAZETTE. WAR-OFFICE, Feb. 16, 1835. 4th Regiment of Light Dragoons.—Lieutenant R. R. Gillespie to be Captain, without purchase, vice Eliott, deceased; Cornet J. T. D. Halkett to be Lieutenant, vice Gillespie, July 6. Ist Regiment of Foot.—Lieutenant E. R. WCherall to be Ad jutant, vice Macnicol, promoted, Feb. 16. 4th Foot.—Captain W. H. Mounsey, from the 15th Regiment of Foot, to be Captain, vice M'Cumming, who exchanges, Feb. 16. 7th Foot.—Lieutenant M. R. S. Whitmore to be Captain, by purchase, vice Morehead, who retires ; Ensign Lord J. Rutler, from the 85th Regiment of Foot, to b e Li eutenan t, b y purc h ase , v i ce Whitmore, Feb. 16. 15th Foot—Captain R. H. J. B. M'Cumming, from the 4th Regiment of Foot, to be Captain, vice Mounsev, who exchanges ; Ensign J. H. Ashhurst t o b e Li eutenant, b y purc h ase, v i c e Parker, who retires ; A. R. Sewell, Gent., to be Ensign, by purchase, vice Ashhurst, Feb. 16. 41st Foot.--Ensign J. Diddep to be Lieutenant, without pur chase, vice Carmichael, deceased, Oct. 18, 1536 ; Ensign T. Jones, to be Lieutenant, without purchase, vice Nott, deceased, May 23, 1837; Ensign T. Burgh to be Lieutenant, without purchase, vice Diddep, whose promotion, of sth Jun e 1837, h as no t t a k en place, Jane 5, 1837 ; Ensign W. Lawrence to be Lieutenant, without pur chase, vice Burgh, whose promotion of Aug. 22, 1837, has not taken pla:le, Aug. 22, 1837; Ensign 31. Langdale to be Lieutenant, by purchase, vico Jones, whose promotion, by purchase, has not taken place ; Serjeant Major W. Burns to be Ensign, vice Lawrence, Feb. 16; Gentleman Cadet C. F. Fordyce, from the Royal Military College, to be Ensign, vice Langdale, Feb. 17. 50th Foot—Ensign S. Campbell to be Lieutenant, by purchase, vice B. Baxter, who retires ; E. L. Tickell, Gent., to be Ensigns by purchase, vice Campbell, Feb. 16. 57th Foot .Gentleman Cadet W. Ahmuty, from the Royal Military College, to be Ensign, by purchase, vice Junor, promoted, Feb. 16. 95th Foot—Ensign W. H. Rogers, to be Lieutenant, by pur chase, vice Goold, who retires, Feb. 16 ; Lieutenant H. A. Gra ham, from the half-pay of the 20th Regiment of Foot, to be Lieu tent, vice Rogers, appointed Quarterntaster, Feb. 17 ; G. W. P. Bingham, Gent., to be Ensign, by purchase, vice Rogers, Feb. 16 ; Lieutenant W. H. Rogers, to be Quartermaster, vice Feneran, ap pointed Paymaster, 'Feb. 17. Rifle Brigade—Captain J. N. Frampton, from the half-pay Unattached, to be Captain, vice Simmons, promoted, Feb. 16. let West India Regiment—Lieut. W. Almeat, from the half-pay of the 3d Regiment of Foot, to be Licit., repaying the difference, vice Capadose, appointed to the Bth Regiment of Foot, Feb. 16 ; Ensign B. Mackenzie to be Lieut., by purchase, vice Almeat, who retires; C. T. Hamilton, Gent., to be Ensign, by purchase, vice Mackenzie, Feb. 17 ; S. W. S. Bush, Gent., to be Ensign, without purchase, vice Griffin, who resigns, Feb. 18. UNATTACHED. Captain G. Simmons, from the Riffle Brigade, to be Major, without purchase, Fab. 16. BREVET. Captain T. Ritherdon, of the Hoiourable East India Company's Service, to have the temporary rank of Major while employed at the Military Seminary at Addiscombe, Feb. 16. OFFICE OF ORDNANCE, FEB. 14. Royal Regiment of Artillery—Second Lieutenant H. J. Thomas Thomas to be First Lieutenant, vice Warren, deceased, Feb. 1. WHITEHALL, JAW. 11. The Lord Chancellor has appointed William Hurd Adlam, of Sheffield, in the coanty of York, Gent., to be a Master Extraordi nary in the High Court of Chancery. FEB. 10.—The Lord Chancellor has appointed Edward Corlee, of the city of Worcester, Gent., to b e a Master Extraordinary in the High Court of Chancery. FEB. 111.—The Lord Chancellor has appointed John Johnson Banning, of Liverpool, in the county of Lancaster, Gent., to be $ Master Extraordinary in the High Court of Chancery. Commissions by the Lord Lieutenant of Leicestershire. Leicestershire Yeomanry Cavalry—Lieut. J. Clarke to be Cap tain, vice Bright, resigned; Cornet Sir G. H. Beaumont, Bart., to be Lieutenant, vice Dawson, resigned, Sept. 30 ; Sir W. W. Dixie, Bart., to be ditto, vice Hitchcock, deceased, Jan. 13; W. C. Smith, Gent., to be Cornet, vice Wilmot, resigned, Dec. 29 ; Viscount Curzon, to be ditto, vice Beaumont, promoted, Jan. 15 ; W. A. Pochin, Gent., to be ditto, vice Abney, resigned, Jan. 26. DECLARATIONS OF INSOLVENCY. THOMAS ROI3SON, operative ehernist, Easteheap. SAMUEL GOWAR, dealer in silk, Deptford. BANKRUPTS. ISAAC JEROM, livery-stable-keeper, Montague-mews, Mon tague-square, to surrender March 2 and 30, at one, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Graham, Basinghall-street, official assignee ; Turner, Clifford's Inn. THOMAS ALEXANDER SANDERS, builder, of Wight, F e b. 27 an d M arc h 30, a t e l even, at the C rown I n n, Hyde. Butt, Hyd e ; Rh o d es , B eeror , an d L ane, Chancery -l a ne, London. Ryde, Isle JOHN HOWELL, seedsman, Banbury, Oxfordshire, Feb. 2 6, and March 30, at twelve, at the Star and Garter Inn, Worcester. Leadbitter, Staple Inn, London ; Smith, Worcester. WILLIAM SPENCE, corn miller, Leeds, Yorkshire, Feb' 23, at one, and Ma rc h 30, a t e l even , a t th e C ourt H ouse , Leeds. Smithson and Dunn, Southampton-buildings, Chancery-lanes London ; Dunning and Kenyon, or Snowdon, Leeds. JAMES SISLEY, builder, Margate, March 1, at six, and March 30, at ten, at the London Hotel, Margate. Brooke an Willett, Margate; Willett and Campbell, Strand, London. CHARLES LEAR, inn-keeper, Exeter, March 1 and 30, at twelve, at the Half Moon Inn, Exeter. James and Terrell, Basinghall-street, London ; Terrell, fExeter. FREDERICK BALDEY, bookseller, Brighton, Feb. 23, a t eleven, and March 30, at two, at the Town hall, Brighton. Ben nett, Brighton ; Dax a n d Bicknell, Lincoln's Inn-fields, London. ROBERT GROVER, cabinet-maker, Brighton, Feb. 23, a t two, and March 30, at twelve, at the Town-hall, Brighton. Dempster Brighton. WILLIAM COLES, shopkeeper, Taunton, Somersetshire, Feb. 26 and March 30, at eleven, at the White Hart Inn, Taunton, Sornersetshire. Clarke and Medcalfe, Lincoln's-inn-fields, London ; Hancock, Taunton. JEREMIAH CIIITTENDEN, jun., Imp-factor, Three Tuns court, Southwark, Feb. 21, at one, and March 30, at eleven, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Johnson, official assignee, Basinghall street ; Dyer, Took 's-court, Chancery lane. THOMAS LITTLETON lIOLT, jun., printer, Fleet-street, Feb 22, at two, and March 30, at twelve, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Belcher, official assignee ; Branscomb, Wine Office-court, Fleet street. DIVIDENDS. At the Court of Bankruptcy, Basinghall-street. Mary Eburne and W. H. Eburne, coachmakers, Rathbon e " place, Oxford-street, M arc h 12 , at ' half-past eleven—W. W. Greenhill, cattle-dealer, Cobham, Surrey, March 12, at half - p ast twelve—J. Gordo n , merc h an t, Copthall-court, City, March 12, at one—J. Kroger, merchant, Plymouth, March 9, at half-Pa i s t , eleven—J. Rop e , b u t c h er , R ay - s t ree t, Cl er k enwe ll, March 9, 41 half-past twelve—W. G. Hutchinson, currier, Lisle-street, Leices ter-square, March 10, at half-pa s t eleven—C. Fuller, merchant, Paradise-row, Islington, March 19, at twelve—R. Riddick, tea' dealer, Cirencester, Gloucestershire, March 10, at one— " Shoults, carpenter, Maze, Southv; ark, and Tower-street, City, March 10, at twelve. In the Country. T. Osman, mercer, Burford, Oxfordshire, March 12, at one , a t the Bull Inn, Burford—H. Lock, millwright, Bracondnl, Nor wich, March 13, at eleve n , a t th e Wounded Hart Inn, Norvrich— .l. Dowson cloth-manufacturer, Wortley, Yorkshire, March 24, at twelve, at the Court-house, Leeds. CERTIFICATES, MARCH 9. R. Askew, merchant, Manchester—W. Lupton, innkeeper , Surrey—G. Morgan and H. W . Rollason, glass-manufac turers, Birmingham—R. Ellingworth, bookseller, York, —W. E ' Carter, druggist, Chesterfield, Derbyshire--R.Raynham, stationer, Thobald's-road—S. P. Lewis, draper, Dark-gate, Carmarthenshire . PARTNERSHIPS DISSOLVED. C. Reed and 0. Staite, wine -merchants, Bristol—J. Sutclif fe ' jun., and J. F. Walsh, ale-dealers, Halifax, Yorkshire—C. Harris, sen., T. Banbury, C. Harris, jun., and T. Harris, plush-manufac turers, Coventry and Ironmonger Lane, London—J. Wray, W. Crabtree, R. Boothman, and J. Stevens, power-loom makers, Bradford, Yorkshire—l. Elkin and J. Josephs, cigar-manufactu rers, High-street, Whitechapel—H. Jubber and J. 111. Jubber, confectioners, Oxford—D. Sims, and I. Brower, jun., trove-owners —J. A. Lay e ll an d G. A. Chapman, linen-drapers, Great Rus sell-street, Bloomsbury—Sarah Ann Cuttell, Rebecca Cuttell, and Mary Ann Cuttell, (so far as regards Mary Ann Cuttell) school mistresses, Highgate—J. Heyworth, J. Greaves, J. Wright, and L. Simpson, grocers, Brinscall—C. Bowler and R. Bowler, brick layers, Milford, Witley, Surrey—W. Fish, and H. G. Kellock, provision-merchants, Liverpool—R. Mason and J. Willis, jun., cotton-brokers, Liverpool—W. 'Watson and T. Gates, grocers, Aldgate—W. Jacob and W. Johnson, booksellers, Winchester—J. Fricker, and H. T. Fricker, Custom-]souse and commercial-agents, Poole--R. Gartside, J. Schofield, and W. Thompson, ,dyers, Newton, Manchester—J. Bell and J. Errrington, curriers, Car lisle—S_ Rice end J. Rice, cheese-mongers, Leadeniall-street and Billitcr-street—S. Bennell and J. Bennell, stage-waggoners, Col clsester—J. Jones and T. Wynne, carpenters, Chester—J. Hart ley, J. Hartley, J. Holmes, W. N. Clay, and J. Neale, (so far as regards J. Holmes and W. N. Clay), iron.founders, Liverpool— J. Grisar and F. Rose, manufacturers of plaster of Paris, Bedford street, Liquorpond-street. PRICE OF SUGAR. The average price of Muscovado Sugar, from the returns made in the week ending the 13th of, Feb., 1838, is 395. 7id. per Cwt., exclusive of the Duties of Customs paid or payable en the Imports tiou thereof into Great Britain. FROM A CORRESPONDENT.—We have authority in stating, a public general meeting will be immediately con vened at Willis's Rooms, King's -street, for the purpose of taking into consideration the purposed site of the House of Commons, and presenting an address to Parliament, praying it to change the purposed site for one more convenient and salubrious. The subject is national and important, and it is expected the meeting will be most numerously and respectably attended. The friends of Ireland resident in London entertain Mr. O'Connell to a public dinner on Wednesday. General Evans will take the chair. The list of Stewards consists of sixty gentlemen, twelve of whom are Members of Parliament. Sir Francis Burdett has consented to exhibit himself fur the amusement of a society calling themselves ‘, the Leeds Operative Conservative Association." Day appointed for the performance, Easter Monday. Admission, Half-a crown. THE SPOTTISWOODE CONSPIRACY..—A meeting was held at the Royal Hotel on Monday, to originate a sub scription for the purpose of resisting this shameful conspir ac y . The attendan ce was very thin, but several subscriptions were announced; and a Committee was formed to solicit contribu tions.—Liverpool Telegraph. MRS. TROLLOPS IN VIENNA.—NO author has been so successful in sketching the state of society the habits—the peculiarities, whether ludicrous or otherwise, of foreign nations as Mrs. Trollope ; witness her " Dom estic Manners of th e Americans," and her " Paris and the Pa risians," in both of which works her quickness of o bservation._ her wit, an d r i c h humour, were conspicuous. The theme et her forth com i ng work, is a more than usually happy one. It is called " Vienna and the Austrians." In Vienna may found a greater diversity of inhabitants, and more striking contrasts of manner, than are presented in any other Europea n c ty. Th ese w il l form materials in the treatment of which act genius of Mrs. Trollope will revel. ale , kJ' speci.:s culnmonly d‘sig n ated F:r l- nor (Bal ona Musculus), was driven on shore last week, near Lopness, island of Sanday. It measured upwards of 70 feet in length, and of course is her Majesty's property.